5/2019 Suit Pyramid Logistics (Private) Limited (Plaintiff) V/S Azia-12 LLC & others (Defendant)
Sindh High Court
Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Nazar Akbar(Author)
Order Date: 04-JAN-19
Arbitration Act (X of 1940)--- ----S. 20---Notification SRO No. 932(I)/2012 dated 01-08-2012---Recovery of money---Transit Trade---Arbitration, agreement---Court, jurisdiction of---Effect---Plaintiff sought recovery of amount from defendant company which was operating from Tajikistan on basis of agreement between parties---Plaintiff also impleaded another person who was carrying on business in Afghanistan---Validity---Agreement, on basis of which suit was filed, stipulated an arbitration clause which fact was suppressed by plaintiff while obtaining ex-parte interim orders---Property in transit was perishable item and in terms of Notification SRO No. 932(I)/2012 dated 01-08-2012 jurisdiction of transit trade authorities was not extended to Tajikistan since no agreement existed between Pakistan and Tajikistan---High Court recalled interim order as court had no jurisdiction in terms of arbitration clause and prima facie it was a case of hardship to defendant with whom plaintiff had no direct privity of contract---Suit was dismissed in circumstances. Pakistan International Airlines Corporation v. ACT Airlines INC 2011 CLC 714 ref.Full judgment text for this case is not yet available on Pakistan Law Reports. Check the official Sindh High Court case law portal for the complete order.
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